majors 2019 first hijacked thread

[Rhodie Ranch]

I had all cinder block raised beds in Murphys CA. It was way too hot for that type - the blocks roasted the soil terribly, even with news papers over top to try to hold some moisture in. I'm sure it different in the wetter parts of the US.

 

[flowerbug]

I had all cinder block raised beds in Murphys CA. It was way too hot for that type - the blocks roasted the soil terribly, even with news papers over top to try to hold some moisture in. I'm sure it different in the wetter parts of the US.

i don't like having things to move around or that get in the way. i would gladly turn every raised bed here into a garden without an edge if i could do it. alas the work is already done and in place. will take a lot of work to change anything but when i can i do combine gardens to make fewer edges.

when i do need a raised bed in a larger area i just pile up the dirt, step the edges firm and mulch them if i have mulch handy. they'll stay like that well enough until the fall.

a trench can come in handy between some rows for making picking easier (to not have to bend so far) and to have a place to put debris that will eventually get buried. saves having to dig one later... in the middle of tomato harvest and processing and on a rainy or icky day it's nice to have a spot to dump the peels/seeds/cores and be able to easily bury it without too much effort. the worm farm can't handle that much liquid all at once.

 

[henless]

We had treated pine that rotted and was eaten by termites in less than a year. Replaced them with cement blocks. Works great.